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Brains Trad clone

144 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Best Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.33 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: John Walker
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 144 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 31st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise6.75 lb Golden Promise 37 3 88.7%
6 oz Cane Sugar6 oz Cane Sugar 46 0 4.9%
1.80 oz German - CaraMunich III1.8 oz CaraMunich III 34 57 1.5%
4 oz German - Melanoidin4 oz Melanoidin 37 25 3.3%
2 oz Castle Malting - Special B2 oz Special B 34 150 1.6%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 60 min 11.51 24.6%
14 g East Kent Goldings14 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 15 min 4.89 24.6%
15 g Kent Goldings15 g Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.8 Boil 60 min 14.97 26.3%
14 g BSG - Fuggle14 g Fuggle Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 0 min 24.6%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14 qt Strike -- -- --
14 qt Batch Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.71 10.9  
Mash volume with grains 3.29 13.2  
Grain absorption losses -0.9 -3.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.99 g | 20 qt) 4.74 19  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.03 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.33 25.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.25 21  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.46 29.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brains Trad clone" Best Bitter beer recipe by John Walker. All Grain, ABV 4.45%, IBU 31.37, SRM 7.4, Fermentables: (Golden Promise, Cane Sugar, CaraMunich III, Melanoidin, Special B) Hops: (Fuggles, East Kent Goldings, Kent Goldings, Fuggle) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-01-31 23:00 UTC